| A Brief History of Memphis Contributor(s): Dowdy, G. Wayne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609494407 ISBN-13: 9781609494407 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 976.819 |
| LCCN: 2011036090 |
| Series: Brief History |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.50 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Locality - Memphis, Tennessee - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Local Historian G. Wayne Dowdy tells the tales of Memphis's triumphs and tragedies through the civil rights movement and beyond like only a true Memphian can. First purchased in the early 1800s from natives to serve as a vital port for |
Contributor Bio(s): Dowdy, G. Wayne: - G. Wayne Dowdy is the agency manager of the Memphis Public Library and Information Center's history department and Memphis and Shelby County Room. He holds a master's degree in history from the University of Arkansas and is a certified archives manager. He is the author of A Brief History of Memphis"; "Mayor Crump Don't Like It: Machine Politics in Memphis"; "Hidden History of Memphis" and "Crusades for Freedom: Memphis and the Political Transformation of the American South." |